Welcome to Carpe Datum’s weekly newsletter, the Federal Data Prospector, the only publication of its kind dedicated exclusively to Data & Analytics companies that share our passion for serving the Public Sector. As we close out 2024, it's once again time for our "Best Of" edition, where our editors take the week off and we present a compilation of the most popular content from the previous year based upon reader engagement.
Last year's most read article addressed the challenges of integrating artificial intelligence across the DoD. The Promises and Perils for Sustainability in the U.S. Military's Adoption of AI was published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and focused largely on the climate and energy challenges that AI's expansion across the Department might exacerbate.
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“The Pentagon is already among the top users of computing power within the federal government, and researchers estimate intelligence agencies could soon use as much data as tech giants such as Amazon and Meta. However, the U.S. national security community has the opportunity to bend the emissions growth curve. To do so, the U.S. government must make sustainability in computing a policy priority by funding research, using the power of its purse to encourage responsible change in the private sector, and encouraging a robust public debate about the trade-offs between achieving AI supremacy and curbing global warming.”
We hope this week finds you enjoying some well-earned time off, and look forward to picking things up next week with the first data and analytics opportunities of 2025. Happy New Year!" - Click here to subscribe.
The Carpe Datum Team
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Government rolls out real-time big-data tool to ‘map global supply chains and proactively mitigate risks’ | 'This programme tests the value of combining several government and external data sets, along with big data analytics, to map global supply chains,' the department said, in a newly published commercial notice. 'Participants across government will use real-time visibility and insights to better understand their supply chains, recognise and harness opportunities, and proactively mitigate risks.' | |
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Pentagon Official Lays Out DOD Vision for AI | Craig Martell, DOD’s chief digital and artificial intelligence officer, addressed stakeholders from throughout the department and industry as he kicked off the three-day Advantage DOD 2024: Defense Data and AI Symposium hosted by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office in Washington. | |
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VA hopes new antifraud tools will help veterans identify, report common scams | Both the VSAFE.gov platform and call center, Boerstler added, are already receiving feedback from veterans that will be useful for the department’s longer-term initiatives. 'That data will help us determine not only how we resource the program office, but it'll continue to help us trend out what types of scam and fraud are coming at veterans and their families,' [John] Boerstler (VA’s chief veterans experience officer and head of the department’s Veterans Experience Office) said. | |
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Creating the Future of Intelligence with DDI | Human-machine teaming starts with data, is enhanced by artificial intelligence, and is then made a reality by the talented individuals we have across the CIA, working in concert with our private industry partners. | |
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Javier Milei's government will monitor social media with AI to 'predict future crimes' | The Artificial Intelligence Unit will be made up of police officers and agents from other security forces. Its tasks will include 'patrolling open social platforms, applications and websites,' where it will seek to 'detect potential threats, identify movements of criminal groups or anticipate disturbances.' It will also be dedicated to 'analyzing images from security cameras in real time in order to detect suspicious activities or identify wanted persons using facial recognition.' | |
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Striking the Right Balance: Navigating Ethics and Trust in AI and Commercial Data for Homeland Security | In the realm of homeland security, the marriage of artificial intelligence (AI) and commercial data holds immense potential but comes with ethical considerations and trust implications that demand careful consideration. While these technologies promise efficiency, accuracy, and innovation, they also introduce challenges like bias, accountability, and transparency. | |
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Intelligence community sparks new efforts to deepen ties with private sector | Many of the initiatives are focused on getting intelligence analysts to work more closely with companies in key sectors like space, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. For instance, Haines said ODNI plans to expand its 'public-private analytic exchange' program. The expansion will be led by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis. | |
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Proposed 'Bulk Sensitive Personal Data' Rule and the DOJ’s Comprehensive National Security Regulations | The goal of the proposed rule is to protect 'sensitive personal data' from being exploited by a country of concern to harm US national security, particularly if that data is linked or linkable to any identifiable US individual or to a discrete and identifiable group of US persons. As a result, relevant entities would be prohibited from sharing bulk sensitive data with the six countries identified as a threat to national security. | |
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Thousands of Corporate Secrets Were Left Exposed. This Guy Found Them All | Within the vast number of exposed keys were those that could give an attacker access to the digital assets of companies and organizations, including the potential to obtain sensitive data. For instance, a member of Nebraska’s Supreme Court had uploaded details of usernames and passwords linked to its IT systems, and Stanford University Slack channels could be accessed using API keys. | |
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Trulioo sees accelerated growth in 2023 after identity verification platform launch | A survey of new customers found that 65 percent chose Trulioo’s platform with customizable workflows for its fast, flexible integration. Notable customers include three of the five top U.S. banks, six of the leading seven digital payments processors, and a number of prominent online marketplaces, international foreign exchange brokers, and crypto exchanges. | |
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Evolution of OSINT: From Coup Crisis to Cutting-Edge Advancements with Social Media, AI, and Data Analytics | Initially, OSINT focused on gathering basic open-source materials. Since then, real-time data collection and analysis have made OSINT an even more effective resource. Going forward, OSINT continues to integrate more sophisticated technologies and methods, with the aim of providing a clearer and more actionable intelligence picture for decision making. | |
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Eyeota and Vistar Media Partner to Bring Seamless Audience Targeting to Global Digital Out-of-Home Campaigns | By integrating Eyeota audience segments into the Vistar demand-side platform, advertisers can now seamlessly improve campaign targeting across Vistar's extensive network of outdoor digital inventory. This includes billboards, airport environments, bus stops, street furniture, and more, reaching audiences at multiple touch-points throughout their daily routines. | |
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